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Rogue otter pulls child underwater during morning walk with mother
A river otter dragged a child on a dock underwater and viciously attacked the mother who intervened in the near-drowning.
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Moment Banksy’s renowned ’Girl with Balloon’ artwork is ’stolen in art gallery heist’
This is the moment a hooded figure shattered the glass door of a London gallery and stole Banksy’s Girl with Baloon artwork.
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Metropolitan Police officer sentenced for stealing cash from actor who died after collapsing
A former Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for 16 months after he admitted stealing money from a man who died after collapsing.
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Umar Mahmood: Teenager featured in Freddie Flintoff’s ’Field of Dreams’ cricket documentary dies in car crash
Umar Mahmood, 18, died in hospital on Friday morning after the Audi he was driving crashed in Preston on Tuesday evening, Lancashire Police say.
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Three people found dead in apartment block
A teenager has been arrested after three people died in a flat in Luton on Friday morning.
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High Court halts plans for UK’s first new deep coalmine in 30 years in Cumbria
Court rules against West Cumbria Mining’s fossil fuel development in Whitehaven
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Banksy’s iconic artwork Girl with Balloon stolen from art gallery
Two men have been charged with burglary after Banksy’s Girl with Baloon artwork was stolen from a London gallery.
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Plans to convert part of Dalston’s Ridley Road shopping village into ’slum’ flats spark outcry
Proposals put forward by an offshore private developer for seven flats seen as ‘slums of the future’ by locals
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Lucy Letby described as ’the elephant in the room’ at hospital with spike in baby deaths, inquiry reveals
The Thirlwall Inquiry heard that doctors did not discuss neonatal mortality or concerns raised about Letby until the new year following a pivotal board meeting in 2016
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Queen’s statue criticized for resembling Mrs. Doubtfire
Mockery and indignation follow unveiling of sculpture of late monarch at Antrim Castle Gardens in Northern Ireland
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Research shows increase in online scams
A new study by a U.S. non-profit promoting good business practices shows the number of scams and volume of money lost by victims are rising worldwide.
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Manchester rioter’s mother must pay compensation equal to the cost of her £1,200 Ibiza trip
The boy was given a 12-month referral order after admitting violent disorder.
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Machete attacker and yob who left baby paralyzed are set to be released early from prison
Adam Andrews is due to be released despite leaving a baby boy with injuries so severe that he now needs round-the-clock care and suffers from about 40 seizures a day
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Tributes to ‘beautiful’ girl, 6, killed in house fire after teenager is arrested
Tributes have poured in after a six-year-old girl was killed in a catastrophic house fire.
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Brain-damaged man jailed over shopkeeper’s murder finally has conviction quashed
A man with severe learning difficulties who was jailed for the murder of a shopkeeper in east London more than 30 years ago has said his ‘fight for justice is finally over’ after his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal
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NHS trust admits contaminated feed caused baby’s death after ten years of denial
Guy’s and St Thomas’ trust tells inquest highly vulnerable Aviva Otte was given nutritional product containing deadly bacteria
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NGO claims UK National Crime Agency is ‘on its knees’
Facing understaffing and retention issues stemming from chronic underinvestment, the U.K.’s elite crime fighting agency is left hobbled, finds a new report by the non-government organization, Spotlight on Corruption.
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UK suspends all flights to Iran as allies intensify sanctions
The UK, France and Germany say they have imposed fresh sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine, including restrictions on national carrier Iran Air’s ability to fly to the UK and Europe.
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Patient found dead in hospital’s kitchen oven
An investigation has been initiated after a patient was discovered dead in a hospital catering oven.
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MPs vote to approve cuts to the winter fuel payment
MPs have backed plans to massively scale back winter fuel support for pensioners – despite a significant chunk of the Labour benches refusing to lend their support.
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First UK prisoners released early express dissatisfaction, calling the situation ’a bit s**t’
Prisoners released early under a government overcrowding scheme voiced concerns about housing support and strict tagging conditions
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Four-year-old girl attacked by two ’XL Bullies’ while playing in the park with her mother
A girl, four, has been mauled by two ‘XL Bullies’ while out in a park with her mum in Sheffield.
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Harvey Weinstein was rushed to the hospital for emergency heart surgery
Disgraced film mogul taken from Rikers Island prison last night after experiencing chest pains, representatives say
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Inquest begins in London into infant’s death linked to contaminated IV nutrition
During the hearing, the mother described the loss of Yousef Al-Kharboush at nine days old in 2014 as the "worst experience a parent could have."
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UK COVID contracts worth £15 billion raise corruption concerns
Around a third of all public contracts signed by the British government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic skipped standard procurement safeguards with billions going to entities connected to the Conservative Party, claims a comprehensive new report by Transparency International U.K.
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